 And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if he said, " They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.  Days with Uncle Jack - Page 142by John Walter Davis - 1914Full view - About this book
 | American ballads and songs - 1841 - 376 pages
...That it seems as if he said " They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have...ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was liie a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...That it seems as if he said, "They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has press'd In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have...Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. And now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And... | |
 | Life - 1844 - 308 pages
...began. CHAPTER VII. FATHER POWER'S STORY. " The mossy marbles rest, On lips that he hath pre«fr la their bloom : And the names he loved to hear, Have been carved for many a year, On the tomb." " You will not be scandalized dear friends, at my devotion towards this poor relic of departed excellence.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1845 - 538 pages
...! she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. And now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a start, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to... | |
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Humanities - 1895 - 674 pages
...primarily pathetic but humorous, yet the stanza, " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb," brings a lump into the throat and a dimming of the eyes, no matter how often one repeat the lines.... | |
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Humanities - 1895 - 672 pages
...primarily pathetic but humorous, yet the stanza, " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb," brings a lump into the throat and a dimming of the eyes, no matter how often one repeat the lines.... | |
 | American poetry - 1848 - 276 pages
...That it seems as if he said, ' They are gone.' The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year My grandmama has said— Poor old lady—she is dead Long ago; That he had a Roman none, And his cheek... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1866 - 674 pages
...about the middle of the poem, and is this :— ' The mossy marbles rest On the lipe that he haa pressed In their bloom. And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.' " As he finished this verse he said, in his emphatic way : ' Kor pure pathos, in my judgment, there... | |
 | American periodicals - 1850 - 594 pages
...Out he km prest In their Moom, And the names he loved to hear Have teen carved for many a year On Ike tomb. • My grandmamma has said, Poor old lady she is dead Long ago. That he had a Roman Done, And hia cheek was like a rose In the snow. ' But now his nose is thin And it rests upon his chin... | |
 | American poetry - 1850 - 264 pages
...That it seems as if he said, * They are gone.' The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year My grandmama has saidPoor old lady — she is dead Long ago ; That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek... | |
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